Basket carrier



Feb. 14, 1928.

E. G. BARNETT BASKET CARRIER Filed Nov. 21, 1925 Hum 7 Him 3 PatentedFeb. 14, 1928.

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BASKET CARRIER.

Application filed November 21, 1925. Serial No. 70,537.

This invention relates to a novel carrier for baskets or otherreceptacles, and contemplates a device that may be readily car-. riedfrom place to place or temporarily attached to a support while in use.

To that end the invention contemplates a.

simple, practical and reliable frame con struction of maximum rigidityand strength, thereby providing a carrier which is practical andefiicient in use, and simple and economical to make. In that connectionit is proposed to provide a carrier or holder for baskets or otherreceptacles particularly adapted for use in the picking of mushroomswhere one basket is used to receive stems, or foreign matter that mightcling to the mushroom itself, while the other receptacle is used for themarketable n'iushrooms.

In addition to the foregoing general object, it is proposed to provide acarrier that can be readily made from strip-metal of suitable gauge andweight to carry the load of mushrooms, and yet not be too heavy to becumbersome and awkward in handling.

With the above and other objects in view which will more readily appearas the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consistsin the novel construction, combination and. arrangement of parts hereinatter more fully described, illustrated and claimed.

A preferred and practical embodiment of the invention is shown in theaccompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of thepres ent invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation illustrating the application of theinvention.

Figure 3 is a top struction shown in Figure 2 without the baskets orother containers in position.

Similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several figures of the drawings. g

By reference to the drawing it will be observed that the present novelcarrier device includes a handle or bail portion designated generally asA, and the opposite receptacle holding cradles B and C. In other words,it is proposed to provide a carrier having a central handle or-bail withthe receptacle carrying elements on opposite sides thereof, while one01": said elements has associated therewith the supporting means D.

A preferred manner of making the carrier is illustrated in Figure 1wherein the inverted U-shaped formation,

ends of said oiiset plan view of the con-' central bail or handleportion A is formed by a strip of metal bent into substantially therebyto provide the hand grip l and the depending end members 2, each ofwhich are laterally oii'set to form the receptacle supporting arms 3which provide the bottom oi the basket or receptacle carrier B, whilethe free arms 3 are upturned as indicated at a, thereby providing guardsfor holding the baskets in place.

As clearly shown in the drawings, the lower parts of the side members 2are formed at right angles to the downturned end portions of the handgrip 1 thereby to provide fiat inner side walls for the basket receivingcradles. One face of the arms 2 has secured thereto, by means of therivets 5 or their equivalent, the attaching portions 6 of the angularlyformed cradle forming member C. These members include the horizontalwall 7 which terminates in the inverted U-shaped end portions 8 whichform hanger-hooks that constitute the supporting members 1).

In use the device is intended to hold one or more receptacles for thepurpose of trans porting the same to use, and also keeping thereceptacles off the ground and close to the point of picking of themushrooms from the beds. As shown in Figure 1 the cradle portion B mayhold a large basket for receiving the marketable mushrooms while thecradle C may receive a small basket for receiving the culls, stems, andother foreign matter while the carrier is hung on the side of one of thebeds as indicated in Figure 2. The present device has been found ofgreat convenience in the picking of mushrooms, berries, and othervegetables and fruit. Not only does the present carrier provide forconveniently holding the two baskets readily available and in properposition, but also enables one workman to readily transport a carrier ineach hand thereby increasing his carrying capacity without muchadditional effort whereas heretofore it is customary to make separatetrips to handle the marketable mushrooms and the waste material, therebysaving much time in the picking and tables or fruit.

Without further description it is thought that the features andadvantages of the invention will be readily apparent to those skilled inthe art, and it will of course be and fromthe point of handling of theveges llO 2. A device of the class described compris- 15 ing a centralsupporting hail of substantially inverted U-shaped f0rmation,' armslaterally offset in opposite directions and carried by the lower end ofsaid bail member, a pair of said arms being formed integrally with saidsupporting bail, each pair of said arms at one side of the bailconstituting a receptacle support whereby the device may support aplurality of receptacles side by side.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my 25 signature.

EDXVARD G. BARNETT.

